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"tombstone": "Worshippers at a sacred tree, about 50 BCE to 50 CE. Southern India, Andhra Pradesh, possibly Chandavaram. Limestone; overall: 80 x 57.1 cm (31 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1970.43",
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"title": "Worshippers at a sacred tree",
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"title": "Year in Review: 1970",
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"title": "Streams and Mountains Without End: Asian Art and the Legacy of Sherman E. Lee at the Cleveland Museum of Art",
"description": "Streams and Mountains Without End: Asian Art and the Legacy of Sherman E. Lee at the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 27-August 23, 2009).",
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"description": "The square railing surrounding the base of the trunk is the marker of a sacred tree. This tree has the distinctive heart-shaped leaves of the Bodhi tree (ficus religiosa), which is the type of tree under which the Buddha reached enlightenment. Each of the the worshippers holds a narrow-necked pot with lotus flowers emerging from the mouth. The lotus flowers are a symbol for water, so these figures are pouring offerings of pure water to the sacred tree.",
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"citation": "Heeramaneck, Alice N. Masterpieces of Indian Sculpture from the Former Collections of Nasli M. Heeramaneck. Verona, Italy: A.N. Heeramaneck, 1979.",
"page_number": "Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 7",
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"citation": "Pal, Pratapaditya. A Pot-Pourri of Indian Art. Bombay: Marg Publications, 1988.",
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"citation": "Brummett, Palmira Johnson. Civilization Past & Present. New York: Longman, 1999.",
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"citation": "Guy, John. Tree & Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India. Exh. cat. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2023.",
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